stand in



stand in (for someone)

to substitute for someone; to serve in someone's place. The famous opera singer was ill, and an inexperienced singer had to stand in for her. The new singer was grateful for the opportunity to stand in.
See also: stand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hayder-Arabic
Judda-Ancient Germanic
Shprintze-Yiddish
Torgeir-Norwegian
StaŠA-Serbian, Slovene, Croatian
Adorno[ə'də:nəu]